The Humane Society is calling for amendments to the Animal Welfare Code of Practice for Pig Production

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The head of Western Australia's pork industry body says producers and animal activists need to work together to achieve a sustainable level of animal welfare.

Executive Officer of the West Australian Pork Producers Association (WAPPA), Russell Cox, met with an animal activist group a few weeks ago and they agreed the most important issue is the wellbeing of livestock.

"You'll always have welfare issues and there are welfare issues in livestock production but you must define the difference of what is a welfare issue and what is a cruelty issue and there has to be a distinct difference between those two and that's not clearly defined even in the animal welfare act here in WA," Mr Cox said.

"If we work on the welfare of the animal that means that everyone must pull the plough together to ensure the welfare of the animal is the most important point."

It comes after a West Australian piggery was targeted by animal activist cameras, following similar trespass incidents at two New South Wales piggeries recently.

The identity of the WA piggery hasn't been released but it's believed the footage, allegedly taken using a hand-held camera, has been shot in the last six months.

Animal rights group Animal Amnesty posted the video on its website but removed it after being contacted by WAPPA's lawyers this week.

Mr Cox says the footage is misleading and isn't a true representation of pig production in WA.

"In most circumstances it showed normal livestock production in such a facility; unfortunately there were aspects of the footage which had been doctored which effectively made the footage unauthentic."

In a statement, Animal Amnesty's spokesperson Amy Wilkins said, "part of Animal Amnesty's Education to the public is an outlet for Animal Groups to hand over footage (called cruelty leaks). We do not condone illegal activity in any way. We simply receive an email or a package or a secure digital memory card or DVD to simply provide an outlet for these groups."